Date & hour
Friday 04/12/2024
Location
Plage de Montalivet, Avenue de l'Océan, 33930, Montalivet-les-Bains, Vendays-Montalivet, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
982Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
705Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
676Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
186Plastic bottle caps
130Plastic bags and pieces
123Shellfish aquaculture
66Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)
64Lollipop sticks
55Shotgun cartridges
41Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 56 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 50 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 200 à 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 28 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 50 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Oui |
| To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | Non |
| In your opinion, has the beach been cleaned (presence of beach cleaning machine tracks or beach cleaned regularly) over the two weeks preceding the clean-up? | Nsp |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | Non |
| Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)? | Oui |
| Please specify | néon, balai |
| Have you observed on the beache or on the riverbanks some industrial plastic pellets* also called mermaid tears? | Oui |
| Have you observed on the top of the beach some big densities of industrial plastic pellets (sign of an ancient accumulation linked to spring tides)? | Non |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | Oui |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | + 100 |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparent, Blanc, Rouge, Autre |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | bleu |
| Are you aware of any event in the area that could cause a higher presence of litter (community or private parties, unusual weather conditions, beach parties, etc.)? | Oui |
| - Events linked to human work / installations (work sites, construction…) | Non |
| Events linked to festive activities (community or private festivals, parties on the beach, sporting events…) | Non |
| - Exceptional meteorological events (high tides, floods, storms…) | Oui |
| Specify which | tempête de l'hiver |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | Non |
| - Near a major shipping area | Non |
| - Near a tourist area | Oui |
| - Near a town | Oui |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | surf |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
 Tobacco products with filters | 1 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 23 |
| Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 41 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 186 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 17 |
| Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 66 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 130 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 20 |
| Lollipop sticks | 64 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 21 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 3 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 982 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 705 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 34 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 7 |
 Straws | 3 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 676 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 8 |
| Shotgun cartridges | 55 |
 Toys | 17 |
 Inflatable balloons | 4 |
 Cigarette lighters | 32 |
 Sandals / shoes | 21 |
| Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 123 |
 Glass bottles | 20 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 10 |
 Cans | 3 |
 Bottle caps | 6 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 6 |
Filter medias
1
2
3
2
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up